Memphis It was only a matter of time before some of the paradoxes embedded in the Affordable Care Act began to make too many employers, both good and bad, wonder if they couldn’t do better when they pay for health insurance. We’ve talked about some of the problems before, especially the incongruities around the loopholes …
Month: December 2013
Federal Contractors: Money First, Workers Last
Little Rock It seems straightforward. If you are going to ask for and, if fortunate, receive government money, then you are going to have to follow the law. Some Senators though had their staff undertake a study of federal contractors only to find that many of these big business were delighted to get the dollars, …
Managing the Money: Feds versus States – Bailouts and Tobacco Money
Little Rock One of the interesting claims by the conservative right, most recently directed at the Affordable Care Act and the myriad website enrollment snafus, has been essentially that the federal government is the gang that can’t shot straight. Among the claims has been that states and certainly private businesses can do a wonderfully better …